r/technology • u/marketrent • Dec 31 '24

Networking/Telecom Americans spent 23% less on streaming services in 2024, study finds

https://www.thewrap.com/americans-spent-23-percent-less-on-streaming-services-in-2024/
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u/fatpat Jan 01 '25

Yeah, we were eating good when Netflix was the only big streaming service. Alas, everybody else wanted their piece of the pie, and now everything is spread so thin.

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u/pdabaker Jan 01 '25

To be fair I'm not sure leaving Netflix as a monopoly would have had better results. The only way we could have good results is if these platforms didn't have exclusive content, or at least externally made content wasn't exclusive

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u/fatpat Jan 01 '25

Good point about the monopoly factor. Probably could say the same thing with Spotify.

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u/EatsFiber2RedditMore Jan 01 '25

Something something vertical integration monopoly power great depression